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  3. 3.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    Oops Wes Weilker learned the hard way about disobeying Belichek. I want the Pats to win so I can listen to Mike Greenberg cry like a little girl on the Mike and Mike show.

  5. 5.

    Desert Rat

    Can’t root for the Jets. Not this team. Not only do they have the New York thing going against them, but Rex Ryan is a punk, and an overrated one, at that.

  6. 6.

    WaterGirl

    So the Bears won? Anybody know when we will know whether the next Bears game will be played in Chicago?

  8. 8.

    vtr

    Yeah, I used to hate the Stillers when I was living in N. E. Ohio, and all my friends were Browns fans. It wasn’t until after the great 70s teams were gone that I fully appreciated how great Harris, Blier, Stalworth, Bradshaw et al were. To the point of revering them. So Go Pats.

  10. 10.

    Villago Delenda Est

    Shouldn’t it be Jets vs. The-Team-That-Can-Not-Be-Named?

    Otherwise, we’ll be inundated with cries of “Oh Ron, stop it!” from Hermione…

  11. 11.

    FlyingToaster

    John, if you think you hate them now, well, just wait about four hours…

    Generally located about 24.5 miles north of Foxborough :) I may be a Chiefs fan, but this (even benching Welker) is fun. Heh.

  16. 16.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    @Desert Rat: ESPN Radio and TV has been unlistenable and unwatchable this week. Jesus guys you do know there were 3 other playoff games? But you wouldn’t know if you watched ESPN. I forget I have the NFL Network, next time I will learn.

  18. 18.

    asiangrrlMN

    Oh, and thanks, Cole for the shiny new thread. I promise to not–oh, shit! Sweet pick and runback!

    Ahem. I promise to keep on topic at all times in this thread. Other threads? Not so much.

    @tim serbo: Um, remember to breathe, OK? And, if you use an asterisk, you really should have it mean something!

    @morzer: Man. You really are aiming to give Pats fans the vapors, aren’t you?

    Damn it! No good on the FG.

  21. 21.

    tim serbo

    @asiangrrlMN: that’s belichick for you. harsh, yet cruel.

    and all grumping about the dullness* of the nfc games aside, packers vs. bears outdoors in january is going to be so cool.

    *dull to a neutral observer. congrats to bears and packers fans.

    brady just got picked. excuse me while i assume the fetal position.

    wide left!

  33. 33.

    me

    @BGinCHI: Hating on the Bears is the Wisconsin state pastime. (Playful hating of course, the Bears are actually pretty decent, not decent enough IMO though)

  38. 38.

    Violet

    @stuckinred:
    Why?

    I will say you all got to me turn on the TV and see who “Voldemort” was. I’ve been following the NFL not at all and couldn’t figure out who got that moniker.

  41. 41.

    BGinCHI

    @me: I’m just gonna spare everyone the “sex with farm animals” joke, but that’s only because I like you.

    And I like the Packers.

    So next week is officially the Midwest Super Bowl.

  51. 51.

    frosty

    I find it hard to believe I’m rooting for a New York team in any sport. Must be a lingering attachment to the uniforms from watching Namath beat the Colts back in ’69.

    At any rate, no matter who wins between Chicago and Green Bay, I like both of ’em better than either of these guys.

  60. 60.

    tim serbo

    do not like field goals! bless his heart, crumpler must be the sickest man in america right now.

  64. 64.

    Bruce (formerly Steve S.)

    Jets Vs. the Voldemorts

    What, you can discern a moral difference here? This is the Klingons vs. the Romulans prior to the Praxis incident.

  66. 66.

    Davis X. Machina

    You may Voldemort us to your hearts’ content.

    Those of us who suffered through the decades of unremitting Patriots suckage, back to the days of Babe Parilli, Mike Tailiafero, and Joe Kapp, on the frozen seats of Nickerson Field, or Harvard Stadium, or Alumni Stadium, or Schaefer Stadium, ending with the 1-15 1990 season, and Victor Kiam, just don’t care.

    What goes around, comes around. It came around. Deal with it.

  67. 67.

    stuckinred

    @asiangrrlMN: Cuz the princess has her wedding ring pillows in it. I helped her set up (and pulled tech support for a young lady who had not a clue what a multimedia wonderland her mac was) and her buddies are helping her tear down.

  71. 71.

    The Dangerman

    @tim serbo:

    …compared to buck and aikman.

    Thus proving the inverse relationship between quality of career and quality of being an announcer…

    …and, inadvertently, the relationship between quantity of concussions and quality of being an announcer.

  74. 74.

    tim serbo

    @asiangrrlMN: you go to the playoffs with the announcers you have…

    @Davis X. Machina: and Fenway. i saw them play the chiefs there in ’68, a year after i’d moved with my family from k.c. to boston. chiefs won, and i ran around on the field with my friends afterwards. god, i am so fucking old.

  78. 78.

    asiangrrlMN

    @tim serbo: My question is, does anyone like any of the current crop of announcers? Is there someone hyperventilating over the chance to hear Greg Gumbel and Dan D. go on and on and on? I don’t think so. And, why do they have to talk all the fucking time? Kids, lawn, off.

    ETA: Reince Priebus without the vowels = RNC PR BS. I am repeating this (I stole it) until it becomes a meme.

  79. 79.

    The Dangerman

    @stuckinred:

    and baing a lousy typer

    When I was in High School, technology track students weren’t encouraged to take typing (except to scam on the secretarial track gals). Hunt and, um, pecker here.

  80. 80.

    Michael D.

    I fucking hate the Pats. Although, I will grudgingly admit it’s because of two things:

    1. I lost $50 when they played the Packers in 1997, and
    2. Tom Brady’s hair.

  81. 81.

    BGinCHI

    @asiangrrlMN: They all suck, but I’m not much of a NFL watcher, and almost never with the sound on.

    A few weeks ago there was an announcer that just kept saying stupid shit. More than normal. It was Matt Millen!

    Talk about failing and failing and still getting work.

  83. 83.

    Comrade PhysioProf

    I thought all the foot allusions in Welker’s comment were hilarious! It was very subtle, and only if you knew the backstory of the supposed Ryan foot “enthusiasm” would you notice anything amiss.

  84. 84.

    stuckinred

    The NFL game with no announcers.

    @asiangrrlMN: We are just moments away from the kickoff of today’s Jets-Dolphins game and a telecast that figures to be different. The fact that we try something different and dare to has been greeted with almost every kind of reaction, from good-natured humor to applause to some surprising anger.” — Bryant Gumbel’s first on-camera words on Dec. 20, 1980

    sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=5906858

  86. 86.

    2liberal

    @Davis X. Machina:

    You may Voldemort us to your hearts’ content. Those of us who suffered through the decades of unremitting Patriots suckage, back to the days of Babe Parilli, Mike Tailiafero, and Joe Kapp, on the frozen seats of Nickerson Field, or Harvard Stadium, or Alumni Stadium, or Schaefer Stadium, ending with the 1-15 1990 season, and Victor Kiam, just don’t care.What goes around, comes around. It came around. Deal with it

    THIS. VERY WELL SAID from another long time Patriots fan.

  88. 88.

    asiangrrlMN

    @BGinCHI: I hear ya. Seriously. I would pay extra monies for a button that mutes the announcers while keeping the am b i ent sounds (don’t know if spam filter is still the same or not).

  89. 89.

    Davis X. Machina

    @tim serbo: Hell, I saw a soccer game at Fenway the year before, and ran around on the field afterward.

    We’re both so damn old….

  95. 95.

    tim serbo

    @asiangrrlMN: none that i can think of, no. i’m trying to think of announcers i’d like to hear, and all i can think of are baseball voices–ned martin, ernie harwell, vin scully. i don’t know, maybe Jon Miller and an interesting ex-player, like that guy who occasionally posts in deadspin, blocking on the name, will look it up later

  96. 96.

    BGinCHI

    @asiangrrlMN: Universal sports shows cyclocross races, mostly later at night, with no announcers and with microphones all over the course. You can hear fans, racers, and lots of cowbells.

    It’s great.

  97. 97.

    Bruuuuce

    This weekend is Arisia, a sf convention in Boston. A FB friend who’s up there just posted some photos of folks in NE jerseys and Star Wars Clone Trooper helmets. Appropriate, says this NY (but mostly Giants) fan.

  101. 101.

    The Dangerman

    @efgoldman:

    Meanwhile, nice grabbing the face mask by Coleman (uncalled) as he flipped over Brady.

    I thought so live, but couldn’t tell in replay.

  104. 104.

    stuckinred

    @efgoldman: Hmm. October 18, 1976): Patriots/Jets

    was at this game, it was a blow out by half time as i recall, drunk fans, fights, i get hit in the head with someones shoe and had beer spilled down my back. another fan died of a heart attack, someone fell off the stands and a cop has his gun pulled out of his holster during a brawl in the end zone seats…there were no monday night games for years as a result of the mayhem that night!

  106. 106.

    asiangrrlMN

    @morzer: Two-timer! ::slaps you in the face with yet another satin glove::

    @Mr Stagger Lee: I find them incredibly bland. Plus, I hate sports cliches, but I know I’m spitting in the wind there. They are probably the least obtrusive, but I just don’t want ANYONE talking all the time.

    I actually don’t mind the second team at FOX (the ones who did today’s game) ‘coz they are fairly low-key (except for Goose. He can STFU).

    And, whatdya know? We got a game.

    ETA: Everybody calling him/herself old, what exactly is old to you?

  108. 108.

    morzer

    @asiangrrlMN:

    No, my temporary enthusiasm is strictly predicated on the Jets not being able to win it all with Sanchez, so it’s really a matter of two enemies destroying each other.

    Also too, that velvet glove and you in a dominatrix pose.. well, what else should I live for in the Boston tundra?

  110. 110.

    Morbo

    I really hope this game is decided by more than three points. We don’t need Jets fans whining about that field goal..

  111. 111.

    Desert Rat

    @Mr Stagger Lee:

    Yeah. ESPN makes me almost want to fall back to my default position in any New York vs. Boston, New York vs. Chicago, or New York vs. Los Angeles matchup…cheering for injuries, and cheering for Pittsburgh vs. either one of them.

  112. 112.

    Yutsano

    @asiangrrlMN: Yesh. And the Jets, they do be winning. So far. More important: the Pats are looking strangely vulnerable. And Brady right now is off.

  118. 118.

    tim serbo

    @asiangrrlMN: old is watching a baseball or football game and remembering that you saw some player’s father play when he was a rookie. that’s happened a couple of times.

  120. 120.

    asiangrrlMN

    @J.: Are you actually wearing that thong? I have a Tunchie one!

    @morzer: Yes, but you still did the blushing thing. Oh, shit. I said scrapping instead of scraping. It’s gonna bug me.

    @tim serbo: But I thought Brady NEVER got rattled! Old: But Jordan’s son is now playing. Does that make me old?

  121. 121.

    Yutsano

    @morzer: That could get you lynched in some states. Just sayin’.

    @asiangrrlMN: I wonder if he just chose a really bad day to be off. Which is weird for him because usually he’s a laser. And the Jets are not exactly an unknown to him. Oddsfish.

  125. 125.

    tim serbo

    @asiangrrlMN: what you’re feeling is the first chill breath of middle age on your back. you’re not old…yet.

    brady CAN be rattled, as the giants proved in the super bowl. harass him up the middle often enough and he’ll make a panicky decision. i think he’s the best quarterback since montana, but he has weaknesses in his game.

  128. 128.

    Yutsano

    @asiangrrlMN: Maybe Gisele said no to him. Or he got caught with another woman and still has that on the brain. It would be irresponsible not to speculate…

  132. 132.

    morzer

    LT really does seem a bit radged off tonight, judging by his determination to hammer the Patsies all on his lonesome.

  133. 133.

    asiangrrlMN

    @tim serbo: Damn. How you holding up? Well, stuckinred calls me young, and I am definitely not that.

    @morzer: And are done for the month–you’re old.

    @Yutsano: I was actually thinking something along that lines–something personal.

    frosty, Oh, I’m sorry about your wife. That’s rough, man.

    ETA: TOUCHDOWN! This is a GAME.

  134. 134.

    stuckinred

    @Yutsano: It is the nature of this game. “It’s a thin line”. That being said you cannot have a big enough lead against him.

  135. 135.

    stuckinred

    Old is when you give in to it. Not once fucking day sooner.

    When you start looking back at your life and figuring out what your parents were doing at this or that age. When you wonder if the dogs you have now will be your last. It can creep in but you have to fight it.

  138. 138.

    tim serbo

    @asiangrrlMN: i am trying to remember i’m happy to be alive to watch the pats ruin my day.

    oh, no. TD, j-e-t-s.

    i’m going to go pet my bunny. don’t read anything into that.

  141. 141.

    Yutsano

    @stuckinred: And apparently the Jets are taking your advice to heart. This seems rather curious. I wonder if the bye threw the Pats off their rhythm or something.

  146. 146.

    J.

    @asiangrrlMN: No, not wearing my lucky Jets thong right now. Didn’t want to jinx them. But if my Jets win I’ll be wearing it to the gym tomorrow! (You have a Tunch thong? Really? Didn’t know there was such a thing. Isn’t that redundant? ;-)

    Also at the risk of further jinxing things, GO JETS! (Can we end the game now, while the Jets are winning? :-)

  147. 147.

    KG

    Are we really looking at the potential for two six seeds playing in the Super Bowl… Packers vs Jets, country mouse vs city mouse

  151. 151.

    Cat Lady

    I hate the new formatting and I hate this game. Belichick better put all of their nuts in a vise at halftime, or Rexy won’t shut up until 2020 about this game.

  152. 152.

    morzer

    @J.:

    A lucky Jets thong?

    Dear God, how dramatically my knowledge of the world is expanding thanks to this blog!

  157. 157.

    Rommie

    Belichick is Mr. Wizard when it comes to halftime adjustments, so the Jets better stay on the gas.

  159. 159.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Yutsano: Yup. I heart him, too. It’s also fascinating that he was adopted by a Japanese couple because Asians don’t tend to adopt out.

    ETA: Just read his mother is white and father is third-generation Japanese American. That makes more sense to me.

    And, here is Dat Nguyen. He used to play for the Cowboys. (He’s on the left). He’s a cutie, too.

    @stuckinred: Thanks for that link!

    ETA: Yes, he was definitely a bruiser.

  170. 170.

    SFAW

    jk-

    I would like to apologize for my being a dickhead last week. I was going for the cheap laugh – sometimes it’s OK, but it definitely was NOT last week. So, I am sorry for my shitty-ass comment. Feel free to tell me to go fuck myself, I would deserve it.

    Sorry for not doing this sooner, but I figured it was better left for a football thread.

  171. 171.

    Yutsano

    @stuckinred: Thanks for that site. Really interesting to see a few AA/Korean mixes in there.

    @asiangrrlMN: Fujita is not only adorable, he lets his skills speak on the field and his mind speak off it. It’s almost enough to make me feel bad for beating the Saints. Almost. :)

  174. 174.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Yutsano: Yeah. He’s a good man, so it seems. I like how in the story I read, they strove for false equivalence. “He’s not a complete do-gooder. He got a fine for hitting a guy low!” Snort.

    @morzer: Bwaahahahhaha! So funny. P.S. I was kidding with the flannel unders.

    @stuckinred: Of course. Med school.

    And, how could I forget the Vikings own Kailee Wong?

    BGinCHI, no, they need a little more right (I can make the joke–I’m Asian).

  179. 179.

    BuffBillsFan

    I am torn on this one.

    On one hand, I have a coworker who is a N-Y-E-T-S fan, and another who is a Steelers fan. If the NYETS win, the trash talk (friendly, but harsh) will be a blast for the next week.

    On the other hand, listening to the Steelers fan whine about how the Pats can only win because they cheat (at least they cheat better than the other teams) would be tedious by Wednesday (and we have Monday off).

    Actually, I am not torn…

    GO JETS!!!

  183. 183.

    BGinCHI

    @morzer:

    “This just in from Minneapolis. Brett Favre has been caught texting pictures of his Asian teammate to a woman…..no, wait…..I’m getting a correction. More after these messages.”

  193. 193.

    burnspbesq

    What the Jets need right now is a vintage Giants-under-Parcells drive. Burn up the rest of the quarter and score.

  197. 197.

    burnspbesq

    @morzer:

    Except they didn’t get it. Jets radio crew questioning second-down play calls. Weatherford needs to get it out of bounds inside the 10.

    ETA: blechh. Weatherford is le suck today.

  205. 205.

    tim serbo

    and alge moves a step closer to redemption. that’s more like it.

    what the…? oh, sweet. a trick play that actually worked.

  210. 210.

    Mark S.

    Now we have a ballgame!

    BTW, couldn’t Belichick’s mom dress him a little more stylishly for these games?

  223. 223.

    The Dangerman

    Did Brady spend too much time with his wife this week (not that I begrudge him there)? New England looking old and slow.

  224. 224.

    Mark S.

    @asiangrrlMN:

    I’m pretty much neutral. I thought the Pats were going to kill them, so it’s been a surprise for me.

    As long as whoever wins defeats the dreaded Roethlissburgers (I’m tired of looking up how to spell the dumbfuck’s name).

  239. 239.

    Yutsano

    If there is one thing I learned as a Seahack fan it is this: when your game is on the line, NEVER rely on Deion Branch.

    @The Dangerman: Or lack of faith in your kicker on Bellechik’s part. Which is kind of a douchey thing to do.

  242. 242.

    2liberal

    shitfuckpiss.

    looks like the foot fetishes will move on to the next round.

    The pats suffer from all the injuries on the DLINE and a bad coaching call from the Great Hooded NFL Satan

  243. 243.

    2liberal

    shitfuckpiss.

    looks like the foot fetishes will move on to the next round.

    The pats suffer from all the injuries on the DLINE and a bad coaching call from the Great Hooded NFL Satan

  246. 246.

    The Dangerman

    @Yutsano:

    Or lack of faith in your kicker on Bellechik’s part.

    I don’t know who’s kicking for them after AV left, but … on 4th and fucking 13? I know he’s supposed to be a coaching genius, but that’s kinda crazy.

    Edit: Unless the wind is blowing or your kicker blows, but isn’t he the GM, too?

  247. 247.

    Yutsano

    And the Jets choose to put the game on their defense. That’s a lot of faith, especially since Brady and Bellechik both have Satan-bound contracts.

    @The Dangerman: Sometimes the easiest explanation is hubris. Either on Bellechik or Brady, either way the result is the same.

  248. 248.

    burnspbesq

    Not a good time to go three-and-out.

    All right, Weatherford, earn your damn money.

    ETA: that wasn’t quite what I had in mind.

  249. 249.

    stuckinred

    @The Dangerman: FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots placed kicker Stephen Gostkowski on injured reserve with a thigh injury on Wednesday morning, ending his season. Kicking duties will now fall to newly signed Shayne Graham.

  251. 251.

    2liberal

    @The Dangerman:

    GOSTOWSKI (sp) was the kicker and an all pro with great leg strength however he is IR’d and they are making do with shayne ex-bengal who is not showing good depth on his kickoffs.

  256. 256.

    The Dangerman

    Yet another coaching mistake (rushing the FG team on when you HAVE to have the FG).

    Strange decisions.

  259. 259.

    BruceFromOhio

    @tim serbo: You know what? All last week, all I thought was “flaming wreckage of Jets.” Could not imagine that the Jets could really come in and take it away.

    Well, they didn’t, the Great Hairy One and his band of play-callers sort of like just, oh, i dunno, like GAVE it away instead. Did not see that one coming, and now the AFC championship is interesting again.

  264. 264.

    The Dangerman

    SO, let’s see if Ryan can jack it up (field goal block, returned for TD). Can’t kick it. Punt from the 20?

    Edit: Nevermind.

    Edit Part 2: Actually a bad play; 1st down ends the game. NE still has life….

    Edit The Third: Not much life, mind you…

  267. 267.

    tim serbo

    oh, poo. this monday in my midtown manhattan office building is going to be even worse than usual.

    congratulations, jets and their fans, he said through gritted teeth. you won fair and square.

  270. 270.

    J. Michael Neal

    Would Belichick have had one of his players assassinated for picking up the excessive celebration penalty after the game was effectively over? Or just kneecapped?

  272. 272.

    asiangrrlMN

    Holy crap. WTF? Wow. Just…wow. Game over? Game almost over.

    So PERHAPS Brady is not the MVP of the NFL? It would be irresponsible not to speculate.

  273. 273.

    2liberal

    a sad end to strong but flawed Patriots season. I can’t decide who i hate more, the Jets or the Steelers. and they both go on. The patriots have some good draft picks coming up – NEXT YEAR FOR SURE !!

  274. 274.

    RinaX

    Manning and Brady one and done in the playoffs. I never imagined such a delightful scenario could come to pass!

  275. 275.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    Oh god, another week of Mike and Mike bob-knobing the Jets. (their opponent will be the Steelers, but will you know that from Greenberg, and will at least give them some time to talk about it?) If you listen to ESPN or watch it, The NFC Championship is the battle in the Norris division rivals the Bears and the Packers.(just in case they don’t talk about it)

  276. 276.

    tim serbo

    @BruceFromOhio: word. serious choke job, from belichick to brady on down. they got outcoached and outplayed.

    /pensively removes troy brown jersey, picks up guitar and returns to the unfinished arrangement of “ship of fools,” which seems a good song to play these days./

  285. 285.

    cbear

    Soooo, coaching “genuis” Bill Belichek decides, down by 10 points, it’s a good idea to take 7+ minutes off the clock in a leisurely 4th quarter drive.
    Stupid mofo.

  287. 287.

    burnspbesq

    9.5 to Braylon Edwards for the back layout. Would have been 9.7 if he had stuck the landing.

  291. 291.

    The Dangerman

    Soooo, coaching “genuis” Bill Belichek decides, down by 10 points, it’s a good idea to take 7+ minutes off the clock in a leisurely 4th quarter drive.

    And, even though the first onsides almost worked, I think you have to go something different on the 2nd one.

    Strange calls to me.

    I don’t know if I can root for any of the remaining 4 teams. Siggggh; well, basketball is in season.

  296. 296.

    tim serbo

    @asiangrrlMN: not.

    it’s been a little slice of heaven, watching the game with you all. time for a heart-healthy dinner of crow and worms, followed by an early bed, so i’ll have more time to weep piteously into my pillow. good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite.

  302. 302.

    asiangrrlMN

    @tim serbo: Oh, I feel bad for you (even though I was rooting for the Jets). Good night!

    @morzer: Admit it. You like getting dirty. Steelers/Packers would be wonderful.

    @JCT: Now you can eat it in celebration instead! After you post pics, of course.

  303. 303.

    JCT

    YES — here I spent all afternoon making my son’s (the rabid Jets fan) favorite dinner and dessert to try to make him feel better after the predicted Jets shellacking.

    Bye- Bye Belichick and Brady!

  304. 304.

    morzer

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Indeed. And I would be fanatically pro-Pack.

    So far my devilish strategy is working out perfectly. The Patsies fall, and now the cudlip Jets can be put to the blade. They have served their purpose.

  307. 307.

    Cacti

    My favorite game of the playoffs. Gillette playoff mystique dead and buried, Brady outperformed by Sanchez, Bill “super double geniusburger” Belichick’s staff out-schemed by Rex Ryan’s, and…mouthy Pats fans who’d already crowned themselves champions left to sputter.

    Gotta love Deion Branch talking shit to the Jets sideline when his team’s down 10 in the 4th quarter.

  308. 308.

    asiangrrlMN

    @morzer: Oh my god. You’re cracking me up. I don’t know for whom I would root–Stillers or Pack. I’ll wait to see if we get there first.

    Oh, and J-with-the-Jets-thong from upthread? Have at it!

  311. 311.

    morzer

    @SFAW:

    Mostly Asiangrrl’s new lucky thong being displayed. Other than that, nothing much. Didn’t even watch a down myself.

  312. 312.

    tim serbo

    @asiangrrlMN: thanks. i’ll really feel sad when there’s something to really feel sad about. the apartment is warm, the bunny, after two and a half years, has finally learned to hop up on my lap for pets, and i’m here to enjoy it all. pats win would have been nice, but neither necessary nor sufficient. grosses bises a tout le monde!

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    SFAW

    burnspbesq & Svensker –
    Congrats to the two other Jets fans on the FSM-forsaken blog.

    I didn’t think they’d win, I’m ashamed to say. But this was pretty nice.

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    burnspbesq

    @2liberal:

    I believe I have been consistent all along in saying that 45-3 was an outlier. Stuff happens. New England is a very good team. New York is a very good team.

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    SFAW

    asiangrrlMN –
    What’s up with the thong? I thought that was J’s. You got one too?

    Han hau!

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    Cacti

    @Jenny:

    The NFC looks weak, so the AFC championship game will be the real Super Bowl.

    Yup, just like last year when Peyton Manning was going to thump the Saints and take his place as the greatest QB of all time.

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    Cacti

    As much fun as it is to dance on the Pats proverbial graves…

    This probably was Brady’s best year as a QB given the quality of his supporting cast on both sides of the ball.

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    SFAW

    I have Tunchie thong, not Jets thong. OBEY!

    Whatever you want, toots. Although it’s a bit of a haul for me to Minnesota.

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    SFAW

    Or when the Greatest Team in History was going to cap it all off by stomping the Giants.

    I don’t remember the Peyton playing the Giants in the SB – when was that?

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    vtr

    As a longtime Patriots fan, let me say “Congratulations Jets.” I want you to know that when the Jets play the Packers in the SuperBowl, I’ll rooting for a small meteorite.

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    Joe Bauers

    Is there anything better in life than seeing the Pats lose their first playoff game in a year when they thought they were going to win it all? Verily I say unto thee, there is not.

    Unless it would be for Pittsburgh to also lose the following week. I don’t think I could handle that much happiness.

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    john

    As a longtime Steeler fan, I should have been rooting for the Jets. But I wasn’t because they are even more evil than the Pats, despite having won nothing yet. I hope the nation can tone down the hateful rhetoric and unite behind the black and gold next weekend.

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    Svensker

    @morzer:

    Fantastic.

    We had a buncha Jets fans over, so my online time was limited. But appreciate all the support…heh.

    I just LOVE it when Tom Brady gets that sick look on his face. Love it.

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    SFAW

    Don’t worry, you can keep the meteorite, seeing as it will be Steelers and Bears.

    What, is there going to be a game to determine third place?

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    SFAW

    That’ll be played on the golf course between the packers and the jets.

    Keep telling yourself that. It worked so well for the Pats’ fans, too.

    On the plus side, Troy Oompa-Loompa will have more time for shampoo commercials.

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    IsItMe?

    John, I love your title for this post. I had to go an event, and was elated to find out the Jets took down the Voldemorts. I was always just indifferent toward the Voldemorts until it was revealed a few years back that they’d blatantly cheated via videotapping opponents for their call signals. This loss couldn’t happen to a “better” team ;-). Go Jets!!!

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    Chinn Romney

    The future looks very bright for the NE Patriots. Until then I guess I have to root for Pittsburgh. I hope the Jets help them along, because the Steelers *always* require the opponent to make a bone-headed play or two along the way. And perhaps Cromartie can tell Big Ben how to seal the deal with Chicks, since Ben’s heavy handed approach is a bit lacking.

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    SFAW

    they’d blatantly cheated via videotapping opponents for their call signals.

    Not to mention that, earlier in the season, they (apparently) pulled the same block/trip-a-defender-on-a-punt stunt that got Alosi suspended.

    Alosi SHOULD have been suspended, we’ll see if anything happens to the Pats (assuming the news report I saw is true, of course).

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    4jkb4ia

    I could not write this last night because I learned at EW’s that Sara had passed away. However all descriptions and accounts of this game fill me with complete manic glee.

    (Do not turn to John’s gift-offering! I have not taken a single donkey of theirs, nor have I wronged even one of them.)

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